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cant belive how many foods you can eat. i even found a cheese with 3% fat per slice.
keeping with my exercise and drinking loads of water.
Just hope i see some resiults on the scales.
so far loving orlistat
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dockyardgill emma33586
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Which cheese is that emma??
emma33586 dockyardgill
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weight watchers mature cheddar slices. 50 calories per slice and 3% fat
karenn185 emma33586
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Hello Emma,
Saw your post and thought I should share this info with you.
You mentioned a WW mature cheddar cheese which is only three percent fat.
I looked at the WW and maybe this is the cheese you mean?
The main point is the way these foods fat content is measured.
There are 9 calories in one gram of fat. So if there is say 1.3g of fat in one slice of the WW cheese, then you must do this first
1.3g (the amount of fat in the slice of cheese) and multiply by 9
:. 1.3g x 9 = 11.7. So that’s 11.7 calories of fat in that one slice of cheese. But that’s not all. Now to get the true amount of fat in that slice of cheese you need to divide 11.7 by 43 (total amount of calories in that one lowly slice of cheese) So…
11.7 / 43 = 0.272 x 100 (to get the percentage of fat in that slice of cheese) and you will see that that one slice of cheese made and sold by Weight Watchers is actually a huge 27% fat!
I don’t know about you but anything that says it is supposed to help me lose weight cannot be doing that if it is 27% fat. You are putting that fat in your body everytime you eat one single slice of the cheese.
The only real way to lose fat is to eat less fat. A banana is on average about 85 calories. But less than 1% fat (7% fat and this is unsaturated fat so harmless). Would you really forgo a natural piece of food which is good for you because it has more calories than giving a piece of highly processed unnatural food which is 27% fat?
The choice is yours but I just wanted to share this piece of info with you because I know how much WW makes in money while it’s customers go back again and again because they are not losng the weight and keeping it off the way they need to.
The formula simplified:
G of fat x 9 = X
Then X / total calories of the food item then multiply by 100 to get total percentage of fat.
Remember not all calories are equal. There are only 4 calories in one gram of protein and carbs. But more than double for fat!
Cheers!
beryl28215 karenn185
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karenn185 beryl28215
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The formula is to help you work out the %age of fat in food. The amount of calories you take in is not as important as knowing the %age of fat as this will be the quantity of fat your body will intake and process.
I used the WW slice of cheese as this was in the original post. But I shall use the WW slice of cheese (the link above in my first post)
So according to the nutritional info for the cheese one slice contains 1.3g of fat. So we can use the formula as follows:
1.3g x 9 = 11.7 total fat in the slice of cheese
There are 43 calories in each slice so
11.7 / 43 = .27 (x 100 to get the %age) = 27%
Therefore the WW slice of cheese that you are being told is low fat is in fact more than 25% fat. That is way too much fat if you are trying to lose weight.
Ideally we should consume no more than 10% fat. This is the maximum our bodies can comfortably process and store without it damaging our bodies.
I hope this helps.
All the best.
karenn185 beryl28215
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Weight Watchers Chocolate Cheesecakes
A crunchy chocolate flavour biscuit base with a chocolate flavour cheesecake finished with a swirl of chocolate flavour sauce.[5 ProPoints]per serving[Chocolate Cheesecakes]Nutrition
per 100g Per serving GDA per Adult
Energy kJ 766 7 66
(Calories) 183 183 2,000
Protein 6.7g 6.7g 45g
Carbohydrate 26.0g 26.1g 230g
(of which sugars) 17.6g 17.6g 90g
Fat 5.0g 5.0g 70g
(of which saturates) 2.4g 2.4g 20g
Fibre 3.6g 3.6g 24g
Sodium 0.12g 0.12g 2.4g
Salt equivalent 0.3g 0.3g 6g
So let's do thefomula to find out the fat %age of this low fat dessert.
So 5g x 9 = 45
then 45 / 183 (calories in this dessert serving) = .245 (x 100) = 24.5% fat
So this low fat dessert is in fact 24.5% fat. Still too much for anyone trying to lose weight.
I hope this helps 8-)
beryl28215 karenn185
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i will stick with the 5 g rule etc.
thank you all very much for your help. I appreciate it all. Onward and upward. I mean downward. Oh well.
sarah40589 karenn185
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if 100g of cheesecake has 5g of fat then the cheesecake is 5% fat.
All this multiplying by 9 is working out the number of calories from fat but it does not mean the cheescake is 25% fat - that does not make sense.
Also if the cheese says it is 3% fat then it is 3% fat.
karenn185 sarah40589
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Firstly the formula is a tool. Anyone may it may not choose to use it. However I an very sure I said the PURPOSE of the formula is to work out the percentage of fat in food. Calorie counters and people who kid themselves that low fat foods are exactly that tend not to likethe formula because it reveals what they don't want to see - that is the Weight Watchers you are eating is actually high in fat.
Secondly, calories measure the energy in food. The purpose of working out how much day is in that food is to see how much fat your body is consuming and then processing.
To you the formula doesn't make sense, I guess if you like cheesecake it won't. But yo very many who have and do use it they have successfully lost weight and kept it off. I was also prescribed the Orlistat too. I ditched it in one week. I decided to lose weight naturally and healthily and not using medication. It is possible to lose weight naturally and healthily.
I've explained the formula in detail and won't be explaining it again.
All the best to you and I hope you achieve what you set out to.
sarah40589 karenn185
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Your formla does not work out the percentage of fat in food. The percentage of fat in food is right there on the label in the formate of how many grams per hundred grams - that is the percentage fat as someone with only very basic maths must be able to grasp.
If you are not taking Orlistat to lose weight why come on this forum to put down those of us who are successfully losing weight on it?
Also you may be interested to know that Fat and protein are both essential in the diet to live but carbs are not.
I have lost 4.5 pounds in 2 weeks and I am very happy with that.
Emis_Moderator karenn185
Posted
So 5g x 9 = 45
then 45 / 183 (calories in this dessert serving) = .245 (x 100) = 24.5% fat
The 24.5% relates to the percentage of the total calories (183) that are due to the fat content using this formula. The figure of 45 is the total calories due to fat in 100g. Using the same logic for carbohydrate at 4 calories per 1g the % of total calories provided by carbs in the example is 57%. Protein accounts for 15% of total calorie count with the rest from fibre etc.
The actual percentage of fat content is the per 100g figure as quoted by sarah, ie 5g per 100g = 5% fat content.
I hope this clarifies and I do not have any knowledge of orlistat (just maths) or if the % of calories provided by or due to fat specifically matters.
As a by the way there is a leaflet here http://www.nnuh.nhs.uk/docs%5Cleaflets%5C208.pdf that users in other orlistat discussions have found useful. We will be adapting this for inclusion on patient.info in the near future.
Regards,
Alan
Emis Moderator
emma33586
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The doctor explained it very different to me and I'm using my fitness pal to work out the fat I'm taking it.
I've had no mishaps with tablets and under my fat % every day according to my app so I think I'll stick with this for now.
As I'm trying to loose weight I eat cheese in moderation not every day!!!
sarah40589 emma33586
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3% fat cheese sounds great - it's got to be a lot better than nrmal cheddar which is 35% Fat!! I think I'll get some. Does it taste nice?
emma33586 sarah40589
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dockyardgill emma33586
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I am measuring my 15g per meal extremley carefully. Firts weigh in at SW since started the pills and have lost 2.5lb which I'm happy with.
My body will tell me quite categorically if I'm getting the fat measuring wrong and so far so good. Bit windy but thats fine.
Going out for a meal on Friday so wont take any of the pills Wed, Thurs, or Sat and Sund.
karenn185 dockyardgill
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I didn't say that the labels lie. I simply said it's worth knowing the percentage of fat in the food you eat. Because that is what your body which if you are overweight (which you must be if you are swallowing Orlistat) then your body will have to process that fat in addition to the fat that is already in your body. It is not helping.
I'll end with this and then go and get on with the rest of my life. If you eat food that is say 30% fat, will that not make your body 30% fatter? If you already have 30% of fat to shift and you eat something that's 27% fat, how will you lose weight?
sarah40589 karenn185
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But none of what is being discussed is food that is 30% fat. That would be 30g per hundred grams.
I think you calculations are just confusing people who are doing well and losing weight on Orlistat.
It sounds from what you just said as though you are not overweight and taking Orlistat. If that is the case I wonder what you are doing posting comments on this forum as your comments are not encouraging in the slightest.
emma33586 sarah40589
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I have called my doctor and reconfirmed the diet I am following is fine in regards to fat which it is. My fitness pal also works out the grans and % for me!
And as for slimming world - a diet that allows u to eat as much pasta and potatoe as u like. Hardly the best if u ask me !
sarah40589 emma33586
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Good for you! Just limiting the amount of fat is good, but some in necessary. And I think it is important to follow a way of eating that you can keep up for the long term.
I agree - unlited carbs is definately not the way to go!